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insignia on the cap or cap of your hat of united states infantry soldier. the item didn't survive the hat, but the metal did. recent archeology off the battlefield we found, we found the buckle with the leather strap and the two side buttons, and they were in the ground where the cat would have sat and deteriorated and all that was there was the buckle, and the buttons still in the orientation, they would have been at the time that the cap was either dropped there or just lied there. it's amazing. 1999 -- yeah. 1999. summer of 1999, 2-it-all started in the pring of 1999. it was brought to our attention at new site park service cane river location, in louisiana. that a family long living in that area even before the civil war had a problem of retreat of nathanael's army, of 1864. spring of 1864. the united states army left a large amount of baggage and equipage, and the family went out and recovered this. amongst it were two -- two -- civil war tents. one of those tents was a sievely tent. designed by henry hawkins sibley based on a plains indian teepee patt
insignia on the cap or cap of your hat of united states infantry soldier. the item didn't survive the hat, but the metal did. recent archeology off the battlefield we found, we found the buckle with the leather strap and the two side buttons, and they were in the ground where the cat would have sat and deteriorated and all that was there was the buckle, and the buttons still in the orientation, they would have been at the time that the cap was either dropped there or just lied there. it's...
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i mean, without it, it wouldn't be the united states. there wouldn't be a united states with free black people in it as a very significant part of the culture. it wouldn't be all of the other things we take for granted. so, in retrospect, it doesn't look like a catastrophe. it looks like a great leap forward. for those in the middle of it, it didn't feel so good would be my suspicion. >> gary? on this issue, in your book, "union war," you make a forceful case for the fact that millions of northerners fought this war to save the union, the united states. in fact, i've never read a book on the civil war where the term "united states" was used as much. i know you well. it is quite explicit on your part. are you in any way as a thoughtful historian that has to live in the present concerned that there is a death of pragmatism, that belief in union, that the ultimate aim of a cohesive republic is endangered baseeds on, you know, your study of what union men in the 19th century? do we have a language of union anymore? >> i am not so sure. we do
i mean, without it, it wouldn't be the united states. there wouldn't be a united states with free black people in it as a very significant part of the culture. it wouldn't be all of the other things we take for granted. so, in retrospect, it doesn't look like a catastrophe. it looks like a great leap forward. for those in the middle of it, it didn't feel so good would be my suspicion. >> gary? on this issue, in your book, "union war," you make a forceful case for the fact that...
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five united states postage stamps. there's no other loser in a civil war who ended up on five postage stamps. >> even one. >> even one. >> so -- but i do think that we have to be really careful, which is you know, there are so many eerie echoes of the civil war in political quarrels of our own time. you know, rick perry threatening secession, various kinds of nullification threats. sometimes you feel like you're hearing, you're just hearing these echoes, these strange
five united states postage stamps. there's no other loser in a civil war who ended up on five postage stamps. >> even one. >> even one. >> so -- but i do think that we have to be really careful, which is you know, there are so many eerie echoes of the civil war in political quarrels of our own time. you know, rick perry threatening secession, various kinds of nullification threats. sometimes you feel like you're hearing, you're just hearing these echoes, these strange
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to reach the united states supreme court in 1872. and in a very, very telling moment the supreme court ducks the question entirely, manages in the case of the man who will be the model to avoid saying anything about the 14th amendment. this is unknown because the case is av have i because bratton comes after avery, so it goes unnoticed but it really from the very beginning the political project of telling the story of the lost cause has had this political project around the constitutional amendments. >> the theme of what's the appeal of the lost cause is coming up. and i think, i agree with everything that's been said. and much of it is probably boils down to sort of code for racism. no question about it. but on the other hand we have folks up here, out there, the stories of losers have an appeal. stories about suffering have an appeal. the story of black suffering was repressed and suppressed and kept invisible in our history for a very long time. it is only now beginning, i mean still a long way to go but until it arrives a it the
to reach the united states supreme court in 1872. and in a very, very telling moment the supreme court ducks the question entirely, manages in the case of the man who will be the model to avoid saying anything about the 14th amendment. this is unknown because the case is av have i because bratton comes after avery, so it goes unnoticed but it really from the very beginning the political project of telling the story of the lost cause has had this political project around the constitutional...
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that debate started in a united states bake. it continued all the way through the end of the 19th century and sell what really constitutes a corporation and kenbei conduct commerce across state lines. welfare, sure minnesota representative provide welfare? these are incredibly highly debated issues should provide pensions to survivors and of the civil war. had we decided to do that, and treated that in very magnanimous fashion, but implicit in that decision was we're going to provide to the north and not to the south. really dividing the support. >> what is on the cover of your book? >> the cover of the book is the national capital in the early 19th century. is definitely an artist's rendition. it did that really like that imposing. so i wanted to pick them this that would contain the feel of this living presence. even among this living presence, if you look at the bottom half of this book first deasy trees. in a fence. if you look in the bottom quarter their cows grazing along . naturalize the role some of the national governme
that debate started in a united states bake. it continued all the way through the end of the 19th century and sell what really constitutes a corporation and kenbei conduct commerce across state lines. welfare, sure minnesota representative provide welfare? these are incredibly highly debated issues should provide pensions to survivors and of the civil war. had we decided to do that, and treated that in very magnanimous fashion, but implicit in that decision was we're going to provide to the...
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i like to compare it to the united states constitution. in its original form, it was four pages long. william muiry that probably 40 of the first 48 sections should have been opportunity by the legislature. section 17. roughly half of the document is the description of county boundaries, the names of the county seats and the method for changing county boundaries. probably will not find that in another constitution in the country. then over here we have the great seal that was used when the capital was in guthrie. i believe it was not stealing because we did have an election in 1910. the people voted to move it from guthrie to oklahoma city. the story about the state sale, several versions of that story and all of them seemed to say in the middle of the night. the truth was they had car trouble. they didn't get there until the next morning and brought the seal back that next day. this is the supreme court of the state of oklahoma. originally five justices elected by the people. today there are nine and they are pointed by the governor. once
i like to compare it to the united states constitution. in its original form, it was four pages long. william muiry that probably 40 of the first 48 sections should have been opportunity by the legislature. section 17. roughly half of the document is the description of county boundaries, the names of the county seats and the method for changing county boundaries. probably will not find that in another constitution in the country. then over here we have the great seal that was used when the...
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most people in the united states don't realize this. they think it is just an active component. but the role that reserve plays is very important. this committee appreciate that very much. this subcommittee will reconvene on wednesday, june 6 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony from outside witnesses. now we will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the senate banking committee is looking into home mortgage refinancing. witnesses include the heads of the national association of realtors and quicken loans. at 10:00 eastern, the ethics and public policy center hosts a discussion on a religious freedom and includes the unveiling of a plan for religious freedom caucuses in the 50 state legislatures. the keynote speaker is archbishop william lori of baltimore. speech is at 7:15 p.m. eastern. speech is at 7:15 p.m. eastern.
most people in the united states don't realize this. they think it is just an active component. but the role that reserve plays is very important. this committee appreciate that very much. this subcommittee will reconvene on wednesday, june 6 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony from outside witnesses. now we will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the senate...
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our regiment was the cleanest in the united states military, army, navy, marine, air force. >> the men were so careful. they did not want to bring shame -- >> they did not want to go home with vd. that would bring shame upon the family. and what young lady would marry him? right? >> right. that's interesting. >> and as a result, this was very important and so you would see gentle people who would fight like tigers because they wanted to bring glory and not shame. >> for you, how were those first few days? were you thinking similar things? >> all of us were afraid. in fact, we would kid ourselves, i remember the first bombardment. we were walking along this roadway, all of a sudden, artillery shells came pouring in, this was something we had never experienced, boom! boom! the men hit the ground on the road and here i am looking around and you would see here and there puddles of water. they're urinating because of fear. sphincter muscles get loose, a natural reaction. i remember a couple of them were embarrassed. nothing to be embarrassed about, this is natural. after a while, you learn
our regiment was the cleanest in the united states military, army, navy, marine, air force. >> the men were so careful. they did not want to bring shame -- >> they did not want to go home with vd. that would bring shame upon the family. and what young lady would marry him? right? >> right. that's interesting. >> and as a result, this was very important and so you would see gentle people who would fight like tigers because they wanted to bring glory and not shame....
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moreover, he'd been a member of both united states house and united states senate. in the latter 1850s he served as chair for the military affairs committee. in addition between 1853 and 1857 he had served as secretary of war in franklin president pierce's cabinet. despite these credentials davis has been harshly judged by historians in his starring role, the president of the confederate states. the judgment of davis almost makes a prima facie case for disregarding prior achievement and experience in awarding higher responsible office. give a man with his background a big job, he fails. why do you need a background? witness professor neely. of course davis is usually matched against his wartime opposite abraham lincoln and invariably he comes in second. usually quite a distant second. yet, to me, trailing lincoln does not automatically brand davis a failure. for, in my judgment, and lincoln was clearly the greatest war leader in our history, but even when viewed alone, outside the lincoln boundary, davis commonly receives poor marks. without going into an extended d
moreover, he'd been a member of both united states house and united states senate. in the latter 1850s he served as chair for the military affairs committee. in addition between 1853 and 1857 he had served as secretary of war in franklin president pierce's cabinet. despite these credentials davis has been harshly judged by historians in his starring role, the president of the confederate states. the judgment of davis almost makes a prima facie case for disregarding prior achievement and...
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ride it at universal studios hollywood. >>> chinese dissident chen cheng is now in the united states. the president leaves tonight for the nato summit in chicago tomorrow. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> warden's office, culliver. no, this is warden culliver. yes, he is, but i don't know where he is right now. can i take a message for him? can i take a message? can i take a message? who is your son? and what's your name? what's your number? he'll call you back. yes, ma'am. >> you take messages, warden? >> yes, ma'am. we do it all here. we do it all. >> who got a cigarette? who got a cigarette? >> in response to the honor dorm stabbing, the warden has suspended inmate benefits and loss of the store affects everyone at holman. >> right now, a pack of bugler will cost you a bag of coffee. a bag of coffee costs $3.39. a bag of bugler costs $1.08. p.c., you got a cigarette on you? >> no matter how tense life gets, ty's committed to keeping his nose clean. >> you have to sit back and relax. can't get in trouble. if you get in trouble
ride it at universal studios hollywood. >>> chinese dissident chen cheng is now in the united states. the president leaves tonight for the nato summit in chicago tomorrow. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> warden's office, culliver. no, this is warden culliver. yes, he is, but i don't know where he is right now. can i take a message for him? can i take a message? can i take a message? who is your son?...
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under the 14th amendment to reach the united states supreme court. in early 1872 it gets argued. and in a very, very telling moment the united states supreme court ducks the question entirely, manages in the case of the man who will be the model for the klansman and the film "birth of a nation" to avoid saying anything about the 14th amendment. this is unknown because the case is united states versus avery because bratton comes alphabetically after avery. so it just goes unnoticed. but really from the very beginning the political project of telling the story of the lost cause has had this political project around the constitutional amendments. >> just -- the sense of this theme of what's the appeal of the lost cause is coming up. i agree with everything that's been said. and much of it is -- probably boils down to a sort of code for racism. no question about it. but on the other hand, we got some literary folks up here and plenty out there. you know, stories of losers have an appeal. stories about suffering have an appeal. now, the story of black suf
under the 14th amendment to reach the united states supreme court. in early 1872 it gets argued. and in a very, very telling moment the united states supreme court ducks the question entirely, manages in the case of the man who will be the model for the klansman and the film "birth of a nation" to avoid saying anything about the 14th amendment. this is unknown because the case is united states versus avery because bratton comes alphabetically after avery. so it just goes unnoticed....
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both are considered most likely to be smuggled into the united states through a port of entry rather than carry across the border. the southwest border also may not be the greatest point of vulnerability with respect to terrorists who maybe trying to go through a port or from canada or at a coastal border. the new strategy offers a moment to think about the bottom line goals for security. water the most serious threats? where are the greatest points of vulnerability? what additional policies may reduce risks? thank you for the opportunity to testify. >> i want to thank the witnesses for being here today, particularly you, chief, who is the only person in uniform. we are all here and telling you are critical way of looking at all of this. i appreciated you articulating a long and distinguished history of the cbp. you know, i was also taking notes as you were talking and i have been looking at your new strategic plan. as you mentioned, information integration and rapid response and over $4 billion to congress, an american taxpayers have invested in technology. with all of the technolog
both are considered most likely to be smuggled into the united states through a port of entry rather than carry across the border. the southwest border also may not be the greatest point of vulnerability with respect to terrorists who maybe trying to go through a port or from canada or at a coastal border. the new strategy offers a moment to think about the bottom line goals for security. water the most serious threats? where are the greatest points of vulnerability? what additional policies...
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it was not shown in the united states. okay. whoops. wow, okay. >> new york, bob dylan. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ he took it out in the dark ♪ ♪ he's only a pawn in their game ♪ >> okay. okay.
it was not shown in the united states. okay. whoops. wow, okay. >> new york, bob dylan. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ he took it out in the dark ♪ ♪ he's only a pawn in their game ♪ >> okay. okay.
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of oklahoma, this will advertise the united states, this will advertise a major portion of american history, which is indigenous. and on this continent, the vast majority of that history is pre-history for hundreds of thousands of years, if not milennia. native peoples have been in this area for a very, very long time. over time, they had moved with drought or buffalo herds or other reasons, and then other american indian groups came in by force called removal into this region. some came voluntarily into this area from the southeastern united states to avoid the expanding frontier. some were buffalo hunters, some were mixed-blood traders with spanish, german fur traders, spanish settlers, french, a few english, other indians, long before any kind of forced removal, and then in the indian removal act, enacted by congress in 1830, that allowed the president to institute policies that would move into this area, indians who occupied the eastern woodlands of the united states, to free that area up for settlement and pioneer settlement. it took awhile to abstain the louisiana purchase in
of oklahoma, this will advertise the united states, this will advertise a major portion of american history, which is indigenous. and on this continent, the vast majority of that history is pre-history for hundreds of thousands of years, if not milennia. native peoples have been in this area for a very, very long time. over time, they had moved with drought or buffalo herds or other reasons, and then other american indian groups came in by force called removal into this region. some came...
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states army in 1856-1857 time frame through 1858. and overall it appears that roughly 44,000 of the tents produced. now, unfortunately sibley who had worked out an arrangement where he would receive about $5 per tent made joined confederate states' army, so he never recovered any money from the manufacture of the tents made off his patent. so, we're excited about this object going on display. receiving some conservation treatment, and then maybe before it returns to shiloh, we might be able to work up a plan of getting it displayed here, but we're going to have to have a exhibit overhaul to be able to do anything with it here. this is probably the most unique item, bar none, considering that there's only one like it in the western hemisphere. the other one of all places is in copenhagen, denmark. and then the wall tent. you count the wall tent and the sibley, the park within its collection holds about half the total tentage of the civil war that remains on the earth. it's amazing. this is the second tent that we received. it's the wa
states army in 1856-1857 time frame through 1858. and overall it appears that roughly 44,000 of the tents produced. now, unfortunately sibley who had worked out an arrangement where he would receive about $5 per tent made joined confederate states' army, so he never recovered any money from the manufacture of the tents made off his patent. so, we're excited about this object going on display. receiving some conservation treatment, and then maybe before it returns to shiloh, we might be able to...
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and in the united states that happens. slave owners notice right away that the abolitionist movement has geared up and these people are mounting a direct rhetorical attack on the institution. and they respond right away. this is the first sustained criticism of slavery as an institution since the revolution, so they fight back. and many of them are themselves politicians, public figures. many slave owners were also governors, members of the state legislature in the u.s. senate, and some of them actually became president of the united states as we said earlier. so they fight back. also newspapers editors, ministers, they know that this is a threat. and these are the kinds of arguments that they make. they say first of all, slavery is protected by the bible. they love that part of the bible that says servants obey thy masters. they quote that hundreds of times. servants obey thy master. they hardly ever quote in christ there is no male or female. they don't like that. they quote the parts of the bible that they say are pro s
and in the united states that happens. slave owners notice right away that the abolitionist movement has geared up and these people are mounting a direct rhetorical attack on the institution. and they respond right away. this is the first sustained criticism of slavery as an institution since the revolution, so they fight back. and many of them are themselves politicians, public figures. many slave owners were also governors, members of the state legislature in the u.s. senate, and some of them...
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and i was wondering if during the process where the united states government was drafting the moral act and the homestead act of 1862 if they ever thought about the possibility of counter fit operations being established in the midwest and northern great plains.counterfit operati established in the midwest and northern great plains. and if so what were their plans in preventing such an event. >> i found no record of that being a concern it for tfor they department, which particularly in 1862 was, if you read samson chase's, the secretary treasury's diary, it becomes clear that he was running an endless effort simply to fund the next day's operations. or argue bring the past weably operations. day after day he comes in to his office to find million of dollars of unpaid bills on his desk and he'll complain about the fact that he has no idea how to pay them. and if they had been paid in cou counterfeit money, i think that would have been fine with him. most of the republican party was strongly opposed to the idea of fiat money, greenback money, to begin with. chase and lincoln were really
and i was wondering if during the process where the united states government was drafting the moral act and the homestead act of 1862 if they ever thought about the possibility of counter fit operations being established in the midwest and northern great plains.counterfit operati established in the midwest and northern great plains. and if so what were their plans in preventing such an event. >> i found no record of that being a concern it for tfor they department, which particularly in...
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united states looked up and quipped, well, you know, some people say that john's been hit on the head so many times, he just doesn't have any sense anymore. and there were some people who tattered and laughed. i was the only black person in the room. and i said, nick, that's just wrong. that is just -- you can't say that, and you can't think that. these are american citizens. they want their rights. they're doing what americans should do. and you shouldn't denigrate them that way. oh, i didn't mean it, roger. i didn't mean it. and as we were walking out, his pr man said to me, congratulations. i said, congratulations for what? i didn't win nothing in there. he said, you got black people -- you got nick to discuss black people as human beings, not as legal specters out of the old books. it wasn't terrible in the administration, but it wasn't easy either. and you really had to go after it, and you had to go after it hard. and you had to go after it to keep the faith with ernie. i didn't know ernie. well, i did, too, a little bit. but i didn't know ernie. you had to keep the faith. brave
united states looked up and quipped, well, you know, some people say that john's been hit on the head so many times, he just doesn't have any sense anymore. and there were some people who tattered and laughed. i was the only black person in the room. and i said, nick, that's just wrong. that is just -- you can't say that, and you can't think that. these are american citizens. they want their rights. they're doing what americans should do. and you shouldn't denigrate them that way. oh, i didn't...
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united states of america. we were barely less than a year into the war when union forces reacquired the lower tennessee valley by seizing donelson in the northern portion of the state between february 6th and 16th of 1862. that opened up the entire lower tennessee to union navigation, particularly gunboats and military forces who could penetrate boo the heartland of the confederacy, reaching points in northern alabama, northeast mississippi to threaten the railroad here in the western confederacy. the confederates now reeling from losses at forth henry and donelson, having abandoned kentucky and middle tennessee and the forces pushed back into north mississippi and west tennessee concentrated to defend the railroads. and the point of concentration selected was corinth, mississippi, where the railroads junctioned. thus you can see the interplay of railroads and the river, which in 1862 was a viable interstate highway. armies of the united states under the command of ulysses grant and don carlos buhl both formin
united states of america. we were barely less than a year into the war when union forces reacquired the lower tennessee valley by seizing donelson in the northern portion of the state between february 6th and 16th of 1862. that opened up the entire lower tennessee to union navigation, particularly gunboats and military forces who could penetrate boo the heartland of the confederacy, reaching points in northern alabama, northeast mississippi to threaten the railroad here in the western...
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and similarly, how did president eisenhower decide to call in the united states army to little rock and to federalize the arkansas national guard? now, we're going to answer those questions. the first thing to do is to put this in context, so i'm going to ask our historians, both carol and david, to do that right now. and that is to say, as i look at this time period with truman and eisenhower, it struck me that two wars really frame the civil rights movement and the interaction and the response of the presidents. so, if you would, david, actually, carol, if you would, talk to me about truman and at that time where we were as a nation and while this world war ii, these african-americans coming back after world war ii started to make a difference in how people thought about civil rights. >> when you think about it, the second world war was an amazing war because it was the war against the nazis. it was a war where both roosevelt and churchill had issued the atlantic charter, and that atlantic charter talked about the four freedoms. african-americans works were dealing with double-digit u
and similarly, how did president eisenhower decide to call in the united states army to little rock and to federalize the arkansas national guard? now, we're going to answer those questions. the first thing to do is to put this in context, so i'm going to ask our historians, both carol and david, to do that right now. and that is to say, as i look at this time period with truman and eisenhower, it struck me that two wars really frame the civil rights movement and the interaction and the...
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and the attorney general of the united states looked up and equipped you know some people say john has been hit on the head so many times he doesn't have any sense anymore. and some people who laughed i was the only black person in the room. i said that is wrong. you can't say that or think that. these are american citizens and they want their rights. they are doing what they want to be doing and you shoutn't denigrate them that way. his pr man said to me, congratulations. i said for what? i didn't win nothing. he says, you got people discussing black people as human beings not as spectors out of the old books. so, it wasn't terrible. but it wasn't easy either. and you had to go after it and after it hard. and you had to go after it to keep the faith. you had to keep the faith. and the government is not prepared to move on this kind of stuff. >> okay. um the incident in which john lewis was beaten on horseback was in alabama. he is now congressman john louis. i have some questions here. to what would you attribute the level of comfortability displayed by both? >> well, one thing was th
and the attorney general of the united states looked up and equipped you know some people say john has been hit on the head so many times he doesn't have any sense anymore. and some people who laughed i was the only black person in the room. i said that is wrong. you can't say that or think that. these are american citizens and they want their rights. they are doing what they want to be doing and you shoutn't denigrate them that way. his pr man said to me, congratulations. i said for what? i...
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it's called the united states of america, and we have to get together and do that. i think the system awash in money, i think that makes people feel representative democracy is not working because it's bought and paid for. they don't listen to most of us unless you can write a $5 million check to a super pac, who's going to listen to you? i really think that's a big part of it. i'd like to see the . >> and senator chuck hagel, a former republican senator from nebraska and i, former democratic co-chair, we try to give bipartisan advice on sensitive national security issues to the president. the group works together very, very well, and i think it could do the same thing with key members of the current congressional committees, and it's something that really ought to be tried, and whoever gets elected president this next time, i hope they'll try something like that. >> you mentioned the advisory board. can you tell us a little bit about that? >> well, i can tell you a little bit about that. the -- it's mainly composed of more senior people, for example, i chaired the
it's called the united states of america, and we have to get together and do that. i think the system awash in money, i think that makes people feel representative democracy is not working because it's bought and paid for. they don't listen to most of us unless you can write a $5 million check to a super pac, who's going to listen to you? i really think that's a big part of it. i'd like to see the . >> and senator chuck hagel, a former republican senator from nebraska and i, former...
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states. >> i want to say the device was always under control, and that no one in the united states was ever at risk, because we did have control. >> those who have seen the bomb say it is remarkably similar to this, the one worn by the 2009 underwear bomber. while the ingredients were improved, the overall design was basically the same with no metal. presenting no more challenge to screeners than the 2009 underwear bomb. as a result, u.s. officials say no change to airport security is planned. >> the fact that we have the device shows us how to look for, and how to detect such devices should they be used in the future. >> could it have gotten through screening? homeland security officials say they cannot be certain, but just as with the 2009 underwear bomb, the answer is no. >> in today's date with all the various layers we have, in all likelihood, it would not have exploded. >> they will investigate how word of this top secret intelligence operation first began to leak last week before it was made public. that put at risk those involved in disrupting the plot. >> pete williams from wa
states. >> i want to say the device was always under control, and that no one in the united states was ever at risk, because we did have control. >> those who have seen the bomb say it is remarkably similar to this, the one worn by the 2009 underwear bomber. while the ingredients were improved, the overall design was basically the same with no metal. presenting no more challenge to screeners than the 2009 underwear bomb. as a result, u.s. officials say no change to airport security...
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if convicted john edwards, former united states senator, and candidate not presidency of the united states, faces 30 years in prison. the defense now set to present their case. they will start early on monday. former prosecutor and legal analyst, arthur aidala, and criminal defense attorney, randy zelin, you thought a weird thing that happens, that almost never happens it will be dismissed and the judge gave that long and said we will see you. >>randy: what doesn't mean --. >>shepard: you were wrong. >>randy: why are you pointing that out in it you were so adamant, john edwards didn't know, blah, blah, blah. >>randy: he will be acquitted or there is a mistrial. he said there is enough to go to the jury and from an appeals perspective that was smart because it changes the game for the government's right to appeal. but the bottom line the defense case is beginning to attack on two fronts: there will be a technical front. they could call a campaign finance expert to say, listen, this, these were not donations, campaign donations. they were gifts. >>arthur: i think there was no brain are decis
if convicted john edwards, former united states senator, and candidate not presidency of the united states, faces 30 years in prison. the defense now set to present their case. they will start early on monday. former prosecutor and legal analyst, arthur aidala, and criminal defense attorney, randy zelin, you thought a weird thing that happens, that almost never happens it will be dismissed and the judge gave that long and said we will see you. >>randy: what doesn't mean --....
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it goes back to the ancient greek and romans, ancient egyptians, it's older than the united states and slavery existed long before jamestown was founded in 1607. slavery had already spread through central and south america, that part of the new world had been colonized by the spanish and the portuguese and the development of slavery in north america and the british empire is a late comer, slavery was already an up and running concern generating huge profits in central and south america, before the very first slaves arrive in virginia and the virginia colony in 1619. and most of the slaves who come to the new world go to central and south america. we estimate maybe 5% of the millions of slaves who are brought from africa to the americas end up in what is now the united states. now, the cotton gin in the 1790s as we mentioned, the cotton gin gives slavery a new lease on life. it's a new way to make money from a slavery. and the typical slave in the period from 1830 to 1860 works on a cotton plantation. although not all of them. some slaves work in industry, slaves helped build railroads
it goes back to the ancient greek and romans, ancient egyptians, it's older than the united states and slavery existed long before jamestown was founded in 1607. slavery had already spread through central and south america, that part of the new world had been colonized by the spanish and the portuguese and the development of slavery in north america and the british empire is a late comer, slavery was already an up and running concern generating huge profits in central and south america, before...
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telegraph was still fairly new in the united states, too. telegraph lines will be strung up all over the place. grant, for instance, is going to communicate by two major means with hallic, who's up in st. louis. give a note to a guy, he gets on a steam boat, goes up to st. louis, here you go, general. the other is a string of line down from illinois. and he's -- there's that guy with a little key, tapping out messages back and forth to st. louis. kind of neat. something else i think is really neat, they made a movie about ft. donelson it would take $1 million to build this prop, iron-clad gun boat. iron-clad, holy smoke. it's not like the delta queen. big, fat, ugly, cannons pointing out and meant for business. the iron-clad technology isn't all that new. they were used as floating batteries and some steam powered. here in the united states, certainly in the 1860s, they were pretty cutting edge. technology had been there all along. iron plate, that's been around for a while. cannon, certainly. steam power for boats, that's great. these molde
telegraph was still fairly new in the united states, too. telegraph lines will be strung up all over the place. grant, for instance, is going to communicate by two major means with hallic, who's up in st. louis. give a note to a guy, he gets on a steam boat, goes up to st. louis, here you go, general. the other is a string of line down from illinois. and he's -- there's that guy with a little key, tapping out messages back and forth to st. louis. kind of neat. something else i think is really...
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that al qaeda plot to set off underwear bomb on plane to the united states. the would be bomber actually worked for the united states but the threat was not passed. >> this is more than just one person, one bomb. this is a larger scale operation. >> very very clear that the war on terror is not over. >> tonight, the search for other bombers. and how a mole infiltrated the terrorist cell behind the plot. >> a changing strategy to secure america's borders. >> the border patrol's capabilities must continue to adapt. >> tonight, shifting focus to repeat offenders adding more drones and why agents won't be so quick to send people back to mexico without punishment. >> president obama gets dragged into the john edwards will trial. tonight, word of a warning delivered to the president's people. and will prosecutors actually call edwards' mistress to the stand? plus, gas prices take a tum itable. you'll see why they are dropping and how far they could fall. >> first from fox this tuesday night, if anybody has ever accomplished something like this inside al qaeda, we h
that al qaeda plot to set off underwear bomb on plane to the united states. the would be bomber actually worked for the united states but the threat was not passed. >> this is more than just one person, one bomb. this is a larger scale operation. >> very very clear that the war on terror is not over. >> tonight, the search for other bombers. and how a mole infiltrated the terrorist cell behind the plot. >> a changing strategy to secure america's borders. >> the...
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is it possible the agent didn't even know he was helping the united states? >> no. you want to get control of these guys. what they did was recruited him and ran him back into the group, al siri's group, if indeed that was the group. this is a classic intelligence operation, and frankly, it's brilliant. controlling one of these guys, getting them to the meeting, turning the bomb over, getting a copy of it, and the guy will go in and figure out how many more are out there. of course, that's the big question. was there just one, or are there multiple bombs? this is why all these leaks is not the way you want to go because -- i can read between the lines. the administration is afraid there's more out there. i'm sorry this was leaked because this is a source, and they're really, really hard to come by. i've seen this a couple of times in my career. it's a brilliant operation, and they did a great job. >> is it possible they sent somebody in rather than turn somebody who was already there? >> either way. whether they found a cousin or somebody like that and ran him into
is it possible the agent didn't even know he was helping the united states? >> no. you want to get control of these guys. what they did was recruited him and ran him back into the group, al siri's group, if indeed that was the group. this is a classic intelligence operation, and frankly, it's brilliant. controlling one of these guys, getting them to the meeting, turning the bomb over, getting a copy of it, and the guy will go in and figure out how many more are out there. of course,...
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power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ ♪ >> at florida's santa rosa correctional institution there is not only a code of conduct but considerably higher expectations for the 43 inmates who make up the prison's veterans' program. >> what we need to continue to focus on is looking good. and we can't look good if we are fighting against one another. we cannot win the war. okay. any questions? we need to get up and go to -- what? >> chow! >> chow! >> take it home, sarge. take it home. >> these guys have been a part of the military. so when it comes to disc
power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest...
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it's all part of the united states. south carolina secedes but you have a u.s. military installation there. what do you do with it? if you're the north you're like, no way, we're not letting go. you can't tell us to leave. south carolina is saying we're not part of the united states anymore. you might as well have a u.s. military installation in mexico. it's just not going to happen. you're not allowed to do that without our permission. so what's happening is the guys in the u.s. army who are stationed at ft. sumter are saying, we stay. in some cases you'll get forts like in texas where everybody kind of goes home. if you're from the north, you can go home to the north. if you're in the south, you can stay here. a whole bunch of weapons we'll confiscate. texas will use them, thank you very much. it comes to a head in certain spots though. florida it came to a head and it really comes to a head in charleston harbor at ft. sumter. that becomes the sticking point. that becomes that crisis point of who's going to go where. does that answer it? >> yes. >> any other q
it's all part of the united states. south carolina secedes but you have a u.s. military installation there. what do you do with it? if you're the north you're like, no way, we're not letting go. you can't tell us to leave. south carolina is saying we're not part of the united states anymore. you might as well have a u.s. military installation in mexico. it's just not going to happen. you're not allowed to do that without our permission. so what's happening is the guys in the u.s. army who are...
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and the united states government is not prepared to move all forces on this kind of stuff? so, period. >> okay. the incident in which john lewis was beaten on horseback was in selma, alabama. it was the voting rights campaign. he is now congressman john lewis, for those who don't know. i have some questions here, beginning with professor mack. you noted that both president and robert kennedy were comfortable around african-americans. to what would you a tribute the level of comfortability displayed by both, especially robert kennedy, who often rallied in urban neighborhoods and traveled to south africa, et cetera? >> one thing, not to discount about both the president and his brother, is that they came from boston. needless to say, it was a place where there were many white people who were not comfortable around black people. that would be an understatement. and they were. it's hard to say why that's so. but there are many things in which we can be maybe less than satisfied with the early years of the kennedy administration. but that's one thing that distinguished them from
and the united states government is not prepared to move all forces on this kind of stuff? so, period. >> okay. the incident in which john lewis was beaten on horseback was in selma, alabama. it was the voting rights campaign. he is now congressman john lewis, for those who don't know. i have some questions here, beginning with professor mack. you noted that both president and robert kennedy were comfortable around african-americans. to what would you a tribute the level of comfortability...
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and cofounder that is giving up his united states citizenship so he can save large on his taxes. more developments in registerer clemens ens perjury trial. he saved the stuff that he unrejected him and stuffed it in a beer can. that is all ahead on studio "b." s to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. fohalf the calories plus vgie nutrition. could've had a v8. not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wi
and cofounder that is giving up his united states citizenship so he can save large on his taxes. more developments in registerer clemens ens perjury trial. he saved the stuff that he unrejected him and stuffed it in a beer can. that is all ahead on studio "b." s to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and...
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president obama was elected president of the united states and not pastor of the united states. >> as a pastor, would you preside over a gay marriage? no, would you? you said your private as opposed to public view. do you support as a religious leader, gay marriage? >> absolutely. i'm for both. i believe, as a religious leader, i believe that gays and lesbians deserve equal protection under the law. >> and under your religion. >> what i'm saying is that the personal theological issue is really immaterial. >> where are you on the personal and theological issue? i want to know that, too. >> i believe that all -- >> so you don't have a distinction. first of all, are you a republican or democrat? >> i'm a democrat. >> you supported the president before you voted for him? >> i did not vote for the president. >> why not? >> i was concerned about these issues. the biggest thing was life, the abortion issue. i read his book that came out befo beforehand. it seemed to me way back when he was leaning in this direction than others. jerry wright is known to have performed commitment ceremonies fo
president obama was elected president of the united states and not pastor of the united states. >> as a pastor, would you preside over a gay marriage? no, would you? you said your private as opposed to public view. do you support as a religious leader, gay marriage? >> absolutely. i'm for both. i believe, as a religious leader, i believe that gays and lesbians deserve equal protection under the law. >> and under your religion. >> what i'm saying is that the personal...
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mary dudziak in her book talked about how the cold war forced the united states to have to deal with issues of civil rights because the soviets were having a field day. every time a person was lynched, every time there was a case of southern justice, every time a diplomat from ethiopia or haiti tried to come over and couldn't find a place to stay in new york city, the soviets were like, see, this is what this vaunted democracy looks like, and the u.s. is going, oh, man. so on one hand you get movement on the part of the u.s. government saying we have got to address our unfinished business of democracy. on the other hand, what the cold war did was it limited the range of the options that were available to, in fact, really create true equality in the united states because what was on the table as the naacp looked at it was the issue of human rights, so not just what we understand as our bill of rights, but also the right to education, the right to housing, the right to health care, and the right to employment. when you're looking at the conditions of black america, what centuries of sl
mary dudziak in her book talked about how the cold war forced the united states to have to deal with issues of civil rights because the soviets were having a field day. every time a person was lynched, every time there was a case of southern justice, every time a diplomat from ethiopia or haiti tried to come over and couldn't find a place to stay in new york city, the soviets were like, see, this is what this vaunted democracy looks like, and the u.s. is going, oh, man. so on one hand you get...
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>> we decided to manufacture the product here in the united states. >> reporter: assembling the cups at home, boxing them right in her living room. now receiving 1,000 cups a month. >> made in america! >> reporter: along with tiffany and her daughter and ava the elephant. >> made in america! >> reporter: while back in that kitchen tonight on this mother's day weekend, a mother and her daughter and their recipe for success. >> oh, we're proud of her. >> reporter: you're proud of her? >> yep. >> reporter: we're proud, too. we choose the made in america moms, our "persons of the week." die beyoane and i wish you a ha mother's day this weekend. i'll see you here for the news. have a good night.
>> we decided to manufacture the product here in the united states. >> reporter: assembling the cups at home, boxing them right in her living room. now receiving 1,000 cups a month. >> made in america! >> reporter: along with tiffany and her daughter and ava the elephant. >> made in america! >> reporter: while back in that kitchen tonight on this mother's day weekend, a mother and her daughter and their recipe for success. >> oh, we're proud of her....
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states to do so it will still be a long time before the l g b t community gets full civil rights what really needs to happen in america for marriage equality become a fundamental right also michigan governor rick snyder is trying to turn himself into the world's newest dictator but a coalition of progressive groups are having how are they fighting back and trying to give mr danders a say on whether or not their governor can take over a city and scott walker is getting millions of dollars in aid to the people of wisconsin but does he really care about the well being or was confidence or is this one hundred million dollars payout nothing more than a political stuff. you need to know this on the same day that president obama and the nation took a major step forward toward marriage equality republicans in the house of representatives try to drag the nation backwards hours after the president's endorsement of marriage equality house republicans passed a measure in support of the discriminatory defense of marriage act doma which is a federal ban against same sex marriage republican measure
states to do so it will still be a long time before the l g b t community gets full civil rights what really needs to happen in america for marriage equality become a fundamental right also michigan governor rick snyder is trying to turn himself into the world's newest dictator but a coalition of progressive groups are having how are they fighting back and trying to give mr danders a say on whether or not their governor can take over a city and scott walker is getting millions of dollars in aid...
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power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. >>> last night here on "world news" we told you about the super moon. tonight, if you're lucky enough to have a clear sky, you're going to have a show this evening. we wanted to know the science behind why it will seem brighter than we've seen in years. who could forget that famous flight of "e.t." in silhouette? george bailey offering up the moon in "it's a wonderful life"? >> just say the word and i'll put a lasso around it and pull it down. >> and of course cher, who said what we've all said at one point. >> i've never seen a moon like that before. >> if you look up in the sky tonight, chances are you'll be star struck again. or should we say moonstruck? the biggest, brightest moon of the year. and it turns out, not all full moons are created equal. the moon's orbit around the earth isn't a perfect circle. it's an ellipse. tonight's moon, known as a perigee full moon, will be the closest to eart
power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. >>> last night here on "world news" we told you about the super moon. tonight, if you're lucky enough to have a clear sky, you're going to have a show this evening. we wanted to know the science behind why it will seem brighter than we've seen in years. who could forget that...
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where's the president of the united states been? >> reporter: when we spoke to the legislators they today talk to you about the leadership. >> i respect the committee process and the committees have their work to do to investigate this. >> reporter: remember, that committee process began over a year ago. during that year, another of elena's drugs has hit the shortage list. she needs it to soften chemo's toxic effects. >> i can't imagine what it would be like without it. when you have diaper rash that's literally an open wound over your whole bum, it's like screaming pain. it's horrible. >> reporter: legislation has cleared a committee but still needs a vote by the full senate. senate majority leader harry reid. explain to me why it takes 14 months since that first bill was introduceed before anything is even beginning to look like it's going to happen? >> you know, as i said, things take a long time. when someone's been in a governor in a state and comes to congress and goes "wow, what's going on here?" that's the way we've always b
where's the president of the united states been? >> reporter: when we spoke to the legislators they today talk to you about the leadership. >> i respect the committee process and the committees have their work to do to investigate this. >> reporter: remember, that committee process began over a year ago. during that year, another of elena's drugs has hit the shortage list. she needs it to soften chemo's toxic effects. >> i can't imagine what it would be like without it....